There is something special about the land (with its name coming from the Dakota word for "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water") and I feel like it was not properly respected. The descriptions of Minnesota lacked accuracy and substance. It could be cringy and distracting and also just weird to me - especially since it was written in first-person POV.Ģ. There were multiple moments where it was painfully clear that the author was a man writing a young girl. Here are a few of them (as I do not have the energy to make the whole list):ġ. This book did not work for me for multiple reasons. I love discovering stories for children, am very connected to the land where my family lived before immigrating to the United States, and am knowledgeable about Norwegian-American history and the communities that exist in America. I was toughened by the blustery winters of Minnesota, fed lefse by my great-grandmother as she sang to me in Norwegian, and grew up reading books about the legends that were born from the fjords that my family called home. To be clear - this should be my cup of tea. Thank you to the author for the advance copy!ĭNF. I would definitely recommend it to my friends because it was action-packed, eventful, funny, and exciting. My favorite part of The Last Shadow Warrior was the Viking attack on the village simulation because I actually thought it was real until the part when Grimsby and Gwynn came into the room (Gwynn has the powers to find Vikings in need). The undercurrent through the book, the whispers of Abby's true power, set up this story for an exciting sequel and we can’t wait to read more! Both myself and my thirteen-year-old give this one five stars. Not only does Abby have to save her dad from death’s door, but all while navigating what it means to lose a mother. Sam Subity brings the Beowulf legend to life with a modern middle grade spin, cheeky humor, and a page-turning plot. The Last Shadow Warrior is a rip-roaring adventure with lively characters and an epic high stakes quest. And only she can unravel the sinister plot before it's too late.īoth myself and my thirteen-year-old son read The Last Shadow Warrior and agreed it was 5-stars material. Abby quickly realizes that someone at the school is trying to stop her progress and destroy the Aesir for good. just like her mother did.ĭesperate to protect her father and clear her mother's name, Abby goes on a dangerous quest to discover the truth-a journey that brings her face-to-face with some unlikely foes, including a Ping-Pong-playing sea monster with a wicked backhand, and a dark Valkyrie with a fondness for bingo. She soon discovers the tables have turned and a Grendel is hunting her, but when she tries to alert the Viking Council, they accuse her of making up stories for attention. When her father is injured in an attack that leaves him in a coma, Abby is forced to take refuge at Vale Hall, a mysterious school in Minnesota where nothing is quite as it seems. But there's just one, small problem: No one has seen a Grendel in centuries, and the Viking Council wants to disband the Aesir. She's spent her entire life training to hunt the horrific creatures known as Grendels - the ancient foe of the Aesir - just like her mother did before she died. Twelve-year-old Abby Beckett is proud to come from a long line of elite Viking warriors known as the Aesir.
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